Reservoir-cover for vessels



No. $9,313. Patented Feb. l4, I899.

B. T. JOHNSON, In.

RESERVOIR COVER FOR VESSELS.

(Application filed Dec. 31, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN T. JOHNSON, JR, OF ADA, WEST VIRGINIA.

RESERVOIR-COVER FOR VESSELS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 619,313, dated February 14, 1899.

Application filed December 31, 1897. Serial No. 664,978. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN T. JOHNSON, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Ada, in the county of Mercer and State of West Virginia, have invented a new and useful Reservoir-Cover for Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in relservoir-covers for cooking and other vesse s.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of reservoir-covers and to enable the same to be conveniently adjusted to fit properly vessels of difierent diameters, so that a reservoir-cover may be used on different vessels.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a vessel and my improved reservoircover. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the cover.

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts in the several figures.

1 indicates the vessel, and 2 a bowl which forms a water reservoir, tapering slightly from its upper to its lower end. The bottom 3 of the bowl projects beyond the body of the -bowl entirely around it and serves as the cover for the vessel 1. A tube or pipe 4 is fitted in the bottom 3, preferably centrally thereof, and extends up into the reservoir and also projects a short distance below the cover. This pipe 4 is provided with an elongated opening 5 in its side just above the bottom of the reservoir, and preferably this opening Will extend diagonally, as clearly shown in the drawings.

A cap 6 is fitted over the tube 4 and is adjustable thereon in order that the opening 5 can be either entirely closed, partially opened, or entirely opened, as circumstances may require.

7 indicates a removable cover for the reservoir and is provided centrally thereof with an opening 8 for the passage of the cap 6, which latter can therefore be operated to open or close the opening 5 when the cover is on the reservoir.

9 indicates a handle, which may be secured to the reservoir in any suitable manner.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a split ring 10 is adjustably secured to the lower face of the cover 3. One end of the split ring is provided with cars 11, which are bent over, and between which and the ring the other end of the split ring is adapted to slide in order that the ring may be expanded or contracted to fit into vessels of different sizes and hold the cover and reservoir from lateral movement.

12 indicates staples, which are secured in any suitable manner in the cover to form guides, and 13 indicates angle-pieces, the horizontal arms of which are slidably supported between the staples and the cover and the vertical arms of which are bent over upon the ring, as indicated at 14, to loosely engage and support the ring in such manner that they can have a sliding movement on the vertical arms.

The device operates as follows: The cover and reservoir will be placed upon the vessel in the usual manner and the reservoir provided with a sufficient supply of water. If it should be desired to admit the water from the reservoir gradually to the vessel, the cap 6 would be raised to partially uncover the opening 5, when the water would flow slowly through said opening from the reservoir into the vessel, and it is evident that the quantity of water admitted from the reservoir to the vessel can be regulated by. manipulating the cap 6. If desired to admit a certain quantity of Water at intervals, the cap can be moved to entirely uncover the opening 5, and

as soon as a sufficient quantity of water has The invention has the following advan-,

tages: The split ring 10, which forms the flange of the reservoir-cover, may be readily adjusted to vary its diameter for enabling it to fit snugly within the vessels of different diameters, and the guides 12 and the arms 13 support the ring in its difierent positions.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or. sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is-- I v A device of the class described, comprising a vessel, a reservoir arranged upon the ve s sel and forming a cover for the same, guides arranged on the lower face of the bottom of the reservoir, a split ring having its ends adjustably connected and adapted to be varied in size to fit the vessel, and arms projecting 1o inward from the split ring and slidingly supported by the said guides, substantially as described. 7 p p In testimony that I claim the'foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

BENJAMIN T. JOHNSON, JR.

Witnesses:

GEO. C. LENT, J. E. HOPKINS. 

